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UNrTnD STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES T. SHIPLY, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters PatentNo. 69 5,629, dated March 18, 1902. Application filed October 26, 190'0. Serial NofSllAlS. (No model.)

'To all whom, t may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES T; SHIPLEY, a citizen of the United Stateswof America, residing at Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shirts, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in shirts, and has for its object to provide an invisible means for retaining in position trousers, whereby the ordinary neglige shirts as worn to-day are adapted to beV worn as an outside garment or what is popularly called a Shirt-waist; andto this end my invention consists in certain slits made in the front and back of the shirt at or near the waist-line for passing the lower ends of the Suspenders through to the outside to enable the wearer to wear the Suspenders beneath the shirt, and thus avoid the unsightly appearance of the same, in combination with a series of loops attached to the shirt above said slits, and a belt adapted to be applied around the waist of the wearer in a manner to cover up the suspender-ends and slits in the shirtl ing ends of thetrousers and shirt, also showing the loopsand belt in section. Fig. 5 is a diagrammatic front elevation thereof.' Fig. 6 is a front elevation of Fig. 4 with the loop thrown back.

The shirtAI have shown in the drawings is the ordinary outing -shirt used for summer wear, and in carrying out myinvention I provide the shirt with vertical slits a, a and b o at or near the Waist or body portion of the shirt, and before the shirt is put on the V'suspenders B are thrown over the shoulders and the shirt put on over the same, all in the usual mann er. The ngers are then inserted through these slits and the buttoning-straps c c and d d of the Suspenders drawn there'- through and the projecting ends buttoned to the trousers in the usual manner. I preferably have eaeh of Said slits reinforced, as indicated by the lines of stitching, so as to avoid all danger of tearing. The Suspenders not being attached to the Shirt can be easily removed and allow the same ease and freedom of movement, as when worn in the ordinary manner.

Directly above the slits a o; and Z7 b in the shirt, and preferably sewed thereto, are loops e of a width to cover said slits, and on the inside of said loops is formed a buttonhole e', adapted to be buttoned over the' buttoningstraps of the Suspenders and on the same but- I may secure these loops detachably to the shirt and deem it within the spirit of my vinvention to use any of the well-known wire clips on the market at the present time for detachably securing the loops to the trousers ,inplace of buttoning them thereon.

Gis a belt, preferably made of the same material as the shirt and adapt-ed to be passed through said loops and effectually cover up the buttoned part, so that there will be aharm'onious union between the trousers and the shirt, besides giving to thewearer a dressy and natty appearance, and as these loops are attached to the trousers it avoids all danger of the shirt from being drawn out of the trousers in bending and exposing said slits, thus allowing the wearer a freedom of motion with perfect safety.

Should it be desired to have the shirt pucker andthe folds loosely fall from the waist-line or trousers tops, the slits are then out a slight distance below the waist-line, so as to give the necessary slack cloth to the upper portion 4of the shirt.

I may dispense with the use ofthe belt altogether -and simply use flaps instead of loops to cover the slits and suspender-ends, said flaps being made fast to the' trousers-in the usual manner.

It will thus be seen that my invention can be attached to any of the'many styles of shirts now in use, and it is applicable to shirts with the lower portion cut off, as in the ordinary shirt-waist.

Having thus fully described my invention,

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what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

l. A shirt provided with vertical slits a1'- ranged in pairs in front and back and of a length adapted to receive the ngers and through which the buttoning-straps of a pair of Suspenders are adapted 'ro pass, loops attached to said shirt above rthe slits, one for each slit and adapted to cover the same, and means for detachably securing said loops to the upper portion of the trousers, said loops being adapted to receive a belt to encircle the body of the wearer.

2. In combination with a shirt havinga series of vertical slits formed in front and back of the shirt, a series of loops attached to said shirt above the slits and adapted to cover the saine, buttonholes formed in the inner inein- ,in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES T. SI-IIPLEY.

Witnesses:

OTTO F. BARTHEL, JOSEPH A. NOELKE. 

